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A Community Affair: Rowan University Family Nurse Practitioner Charmaine Cirino Thomas

In this episode of Community Affair on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, host Carolina Silva welcomes Charmaine Cirino Thomas, a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Rowan University Wellness Center, for a conversation on holistic health and accessible care. They discuss the wide range of services available to students, the importance of addressing physical, emotional, and mental well-being together, and share everyday wellness and nutrition tips. Charmaine also highlights valuable resources for both the Rowan campus and the wider South Jersey community, encouraging listeners to take an active role in their health.

Career Talk: Author Dr. Martha S. Jones on Her Book "The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir"

Host Ruben Britt from the Rowan University Office of Career Advancement speaks to historian, writer, educator, legal scholar, and award-winning author Dr. Martha S. Jones, who discusses her career tourney and her latest book "The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir".

Career Talk: Dr. Virginia Allen on the Black Angels and the Tuberculosis Pandemic

During the peak of the Tuberculosis pandemic, white nurses at Sea View Hospital in Staten Island, New York quit because they refused to care for Tuberculosis patients. As a result, the hospital recruited over 300 Black nurses throughout the country. As a result of their heroic act, these nurses were called the Black Angels. Ruben Britt speaks with one of the last living Black Angels, Dr. Virginia Allen.

Career Talk: Author Valari Knight Boston on Her Career Journey and New Book "Intentional Living."

Host Ruben Britt from the Rowan University Office of Career Advancement speaks to life coach, counselor, speaker, and author Valari Knight Boston, where she talked about her career journey her latest book Intentional Living.

Studio 89.7 - Nick Sena of the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum of Rowan University

Take a step back in time to the prehistoric age when dinosaurs roamed South Jersey. Rowan University Adjunct Professor and host Paul Perrello welcomes Nick Sena, director of Community Development and Partnerships at the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum of Rowan University, to talk about the new addition to the New Jersey attractions landscape dedicated to dinosaurs.

A Community Affair: MSNBC Legal Analyst Melissa Murray

Following the Rowan University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast event, Rowan Radio Public Affairs Director Autumn McCann Daughtry caught up with MSNBC Legal Analyst and NYU professor Melissa Murray. They discussed Dr. King's legacy, the current state of diversity and race in America and much more.

A Community Affair - Lavett Ballard on The People Who Could Fly

Artist Lavett Ballard joins host Sydney Cella for a new addition of A Community Affair. Ballard discusses her exhibit, "The People Who Could Fly", which will be showcased at Rowan University in May and much more.   

Pulling from themes of flight, freedom, and ancestral connection, The People Who Could Fly references the African American folklore of the same name, which tells the story of enslaved individuals who were believed to have the ability to fly, symbolizing a deep spiritual connection to freedom and transcendence. Through her work, Ballard re-imagines these powerful narratives, creating a visual language that honors both the past and the ongoing struggles for liberation.

2025 Rowan University Commencement Address - Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens

Chris Gheysens is chairman and chief executive officer of Wawa, a chain of more than 1,100 convenience stores in nine states across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. and Washington, D.C. Wawa is a family- and associate-owned, privately held company with more than 45,000 associates serving almost two million customers every day.

The company began in New Jersey in the early 1800’s as an iron foundry and a cotton and textile mill and moved to Pennsylvania with the opening of a dairy plant in 1902. The original dairy was built in a rural section of Pennsylvania called “Wawa,” which was named by Native Americans to honor a favored game – the Canada goose. As home delivery of dairy declined and supermarkets became more abundant in the early 1960s, the concept to open Wawa convenience stores became a reality with the first in Folsom, Pa., in 1964.

Gheysens, who’s been with Wawa for more than 27 years, was previously chief financial and administrative officer with responsibility for all financial, legal and human resource functions. Prior to joining Wawa, Gheysens was in the audit practice at Deloitte and Touche, LLP in Philadelphia.

A graduate of Saint Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Villanova University School of Business and his Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. Gheysens is a certified public accountant who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Leadership degree and the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award from Saint Joseph’s University.

2025 Rowan University Commencement Address - Dr. Ali Houshmand

Rowan University President Dr. Ali Houshmand addresses the graduating Class of 2022 during The University Commencement Ceremony & Celebration on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10:00a.m. at Richard Wackar Stadium.

Best of the Early Bird Special - The NFL Draft, TV vs. Music

This week on the Early Bird Special Weekly Recap: Doc and Kelly breakdown what they would do if they had unlimited money, Sam and Jordan talk NFL Draft, Owen and Connor ponder about if they would rather have a life with no TV or music, and Doc and Brett debate which league they would rather be drafted to. All this and more on the Early Bird Special Weekly Recap on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM and also online at RowanRadio.com